The Iowa Caucuses and After (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 104 minutes

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1:58 Mickey’s in Iowa—and on the Nonzero Podcast! 5:51 Do Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have a chance? 17:44 Why Biden will probably lose 25:52 Wait, are there Democratic primaries? 40:10 Would Trump 2.0 be a more capable authoritarian? 51:13 AI bots that cater to your every need 58:07 Why doesn't Biden get tougher on the border? 1:07:32 Exciting new Child Tax Credit updates 1:11:12 Is Twitter going down the tubes? 1:18:33 Bob fails to escape from JFK assassination rabbit hole 1:32:13 Subways and other things that have gotten worse 1:36:34 Mickey’s Iowa caucus prediction

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality). Recorded January 11, 2024.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Robert Wright's Non-Zero Podcast.
0:32.6	Hi, Mickey.
0:35.8	Hey, Bob.
0:37.8	Says Pic Nicki, which rhymes with hi Mickey.
0:40.2	And folks, we didn't even plan this.
0:42.1	That's just the kind of magic that happens when we talk.
0:45.5	Bob, I've seen, I went and saw Nikki Haley speak.
0:48.8	And frankly, Bob, I was inspired.
0:52.4	In what sense, Mickey?
0:54.5	She wants to end the chaos that's currently, in division that's currently in the country
0:59.5	and unite the country and return to the sort of normalcy where we can talk about things
1:04.7	like the Social Security retirement age and budget deficits and the balanced budget amendment and term limits.
1:14.3	She's going to put curriculums online, Bob, so parents can see what their children are learning.
1:22.0	And these are the sort of important issues that she's dealing with.
1:24.5	She's going to end income inequality by repealing the gas tax.
1:30.3	It's sort of innovative. And frankly, you know, she seemed genuine and inspired and
1:37.9	so you're on team, I'm a convert. Mickey's on Nicky. That'll probably push her over the edge.
1:46.7	Now, before we elaborate on that, you kind of buried your lead.
1:50.7	I mean, it was kind of implicit in what you said, but the fact that I am in Iowa.
1:58.3	Mickey's in Iowa.
1:59.3	I mean, plus he's on the podcast.
2:00.9	That's news since we haven't exactly.
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